TOP 20 Things to Do in AMSTERDAM Netherlands 2024 | Travel Guide

The best things to do in Amsterdam in the Netherlands are not always easy to figure out. Especially during the new normal. This travel guide will help you discover the top 20 sights and attractions in Amsterdam including the iconic Rijksmuseum, the moving Anne Frank House, the Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and the Van Gogh Museum.
Of course, this guide also includes fun activities like the Heineken Experience, going on a canal cruise, discovering the Vondelpark and shopping for souvenirs at the Bloemenmarkt. It also covers lots of food and drink options like the famous Stroopwaffles, Dutch beer, cheese and the delicious Poffertjes.
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0:00 Intro
0:43 1: Rijksmuseum | www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
2:02 2: Bitterballen
2:33 3: Dam | www.amsterdam.info/sights/dam...
3:04 4: Royal Palace | www.paleisamsterdam.nl/en/
3:49 5: Nieuwe Kerk | www.nieuwekerk.nl/en/
4:31 6: Dutch food
5:18 7: Van Gogh Museum | www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en
6:27 8: Heineken Experience
7:12 9: Albert Cuypmarkt | albertcuyp-markt.amsterdam/?l...
8:00 10: Stroopwaffles
8:31 11: Kattenkabinet | www.kattenkabinet.nl/
9:15 12: Bloemenmarkt | www.amsterdam.info/shopping/f...
9:52 13: Dutch cheese
10:38 14: Leidseplein | www.amsterdam.info/leidseplein/
11:37 15: Anne Frank House | www.annefrank.org/en/
12:53 16: The Pancake Bakery
13:53 17: Negen Straatjes | de9straatjes.nl/en/home
14:50 18: Vondelpark | www.amsterdam.info/parks/vond...
15:43 19: Boat tour
17:12 20: Manneken Pis Fries

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[@tombanens5497]

Hi Max. As a native Amsterdammer I liked the overview. Some additional suggestions for a next visit are: De Hallen ( a former tram depot turned into a trendy foodcourt); Spiegelkwartier (Amsterdam's art district); NDSM terrain (former shipdocks turned into a create and trendy hotspot) A'dam lookout (best view over the city); Zeedijk/Nieuwmarkt (hart of chinatown and one of oldest areas of the city). Amsterdam Museum/Begijnhof (museum about amsterdam located at a peaceful courtyard in the heart of the city

[@lindabrown-navilys4844]

Thanks for the additional suggestions. Planning to visit your fair city along with Haarlem.& Rotterdam in July. I'm super excited and this will be my first time visiting a European country.👍

[@trinityparsons3000]

Thank you so much for these recommendations!!

[@ranamoqbel2951]

Thank you

[@CC-st7ob]

Hi, Tom. Will be getting a full day tour in Amsterdam around Aug and would like to ask if there are still places we can visit after dinner (around 8PM)? Our tour covers the basic tourist spots (Chapel of Lady of All Nations, Clara Maria, Cheese Farm and Clogs, Dam Square, Skinny Bridge, Central Station, Canal Cruise, Prins Hendrikkade, and Anne Frank’s House) and we will be staying in Piet Heinkade area. Hope you (or other viewers) could give suggestions on where we can go during night time to make the most out of our time in your beautiful city. Cheers!

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Wat moeten toeristen bij de Hallen ? Only used second hand goods. 😅

[@cindywhiteway]

Hi Max I’ve been traveling all over Europe with you via your channel. Thanks so much for telling us so much about each place this history is so interesting and the food and beer! But you with your deserts cracks me up! You have this smile that has both myself and my mother laughing …you look like your bursting with happiness! It doesn’t matter what you’re doing it your blogs! I’ll be enjoying more of my trip this year to Europe (with my mother and daughter ) because of your input! Flying into Amsterdam from Vancouver then onto Vienna Bratislava Budaphest Croatia Greece Italy I need a year there but only have 4wks!

[@bookinsights1092]

Max you are one of the very best travel vloggers. Entertaining, educational, always with a happy smile on. LOVE IT!

[@maxnomadtravel]

Thank you so much! :)

[@jethromuntjewerf9486]

@@maxnomadtravel i am dutch

[@rolandrothwell4840]

I've just come back from Amsterdam. Thanks so very very much for your tour of the city 😀 I loved my experience over in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@fatherspleef7744]

No one else find it weird he posted this 2 years ago and it says 2023?

[@povchronicles]

…and now it says 2024.

[@eatbooger175]

@@povchronicles😂😂😂

[@janetdavies9873]

I live in Amsterdam and you definitely missed out on some great places in the Oost like Oosterpark, Scheepvaartmuseum and the DapperMarkt. Plus CzaarPeterstraat which has a fabulous peanut butter shop and is full of small boutique style shops similar to nine streets! Don’t forget Frank’s Smokehouse in Oostenburgerstraat.

[@gizellepamintuan136]

Wow, so lucky you live there. I wish I could visit this beautiful place somedayyyy.🥺

[@waso778]

@@gizellepamintuan136 Amsterdam was great till end 90th. Now not so anymore, to many muslims

[@callmelil]

I've been to Amsterdam before is a lovely place, especially the Bloemenmarkt. Great video Max!😊👍

[@RaWaAmbience]

Keep them uploading sir, you done a fantastic job. Amsterdam is one of the best city to explore in Europe. I'll soon make a trip to Amsterdam and make Virtual Walking tour of this beautiful city.

[@emyinjapan]

I am really loving this series of things to do in different cities in Europe, keep them coming

[@maxnomadtravel]

Thank you! :) Yes, there will be many more episodes. Lisbon and Porto are up next.

[@coint2334]

Life situations will seem to be painful and draining most times, but throwing in the towel so easily is never the mindset of any successful champion.

[@jordie4423]

As of twomorrow we have a new lockdown. Nightlife closed, bars and restaurants have to close early and I expect this to go continue beyond the 3 week lockdown timeframe that has been proposed. Amsterdam will be in lockdown again starting november the 13th 2021 , my expectation is, it will be more than a month. I guess until Christmas

[@kamronseeram3488]

Heading out to Amsterdam tomorrow and so glad I found your video. Helped a LOT. Thank you!!

[@marcioalbuquerque8111]

Love it! Perfeito! 🇧🇷

[@KharalVines]

Thanks for the great review! I love this city very much, although I live in Moscow. Your videos are a great trainer for learning English. They always help me. Continue in the same spirit!

[@DanskSocialArbejde]

Max, thanks for your work! Amsterdam is amazing 🤩

[@broafka]

13:13 “It’s massive” - yeah, and that pancake is quite big too! 😅

[@PostcardAndAPint]

We enjoyed this video. We are so excited that we’ll be visiting soon. Thanks for the awesome tour. 🍻

[@wenbemol888]

Wonderful! I really makes me wanna travel to Amsterdam and enjoy all those things ✨

[@jordie4423]

I would wait a couple of months. With cafes and pubs closed, there is not much to do for tourists in Amsterdam right now. Maybe in a couple of months but at the moment everything is closed in the evenings (another lockdown , the 4th I believe, lost count😕)

[@walktour2768]

Good video!!! keep them coming! thanks for sharing

[@dmaextraordinaire8205]

One of the best videos I’ve seen on Amsterdam! Thank you kindly. 🌹🌹

[@lizfrance7601]

Excellent tour! Dank u wel!

[@FactFusionwithJai]

New subs here! I love everything in this video. I feel like I already traveled in Amsterdam after watching your video. Keep uploading please. Thanks heaps!

[@TatiRoggero]

Thanks for sharing! Loved your way of making the video😃

[@aggieyes59]

Great video! So helpful! Thanks!

[@nataliavega3724]

Hey! Great content and really good recommendations . Thanks for sharing :)

[@Hrn250]

A well made video, better than most other videos about Amsterdam you will find on youtube. 👍🏻 It gives a nice picture of the city center .Of course there is much more to see, maybe next time ?

[@ageoflove1980]

So... never buy anything from the Flower Market. Its fun to walk and look, but the items are bad quality and expensive. Also, never buy at a "cheese shop". Its just for tourists, Dutch people buy their cheese in the supermarket like Albert Heijn. They have lots of different Dutch cheeses and of course alot cheaper. Just some other random tips : Take one of the ferries behind the Centraal Station. They are free! Especially the one to the NDSM Werf area is nice, lots of artists there creating and exhibiting in abandoned harbor industrial buildings and so forth. Also worth a mention : The Amsterdam zoo called Artis. Its one of the oldest in Europe, 1838, and lots to see there, great for kids. Everyday life is pretty much back to normal here so always check the calendar: There are many festivals and other seasonal events !

[@r.a.h7682]

youre insane no sane dutch person buys their cheese at albert heijn, you buy it at the cheese market. Thanks for supporting big corparetions and not small businesses...

[@ageoflove1980]

@@r.a.h7682 Woahhhh... no need to get so excited my friend! And yes, when you have the time its always good to support local business, you are absolutely right. Still, most people do buy their daily stuff and that means cheese too, in the supermarket. Im just pointing out that these so-called cheeseshops in the tourist area of Amsterdam are a bit of a tourist trap and that no locals buy their cheese there.

[@cahyadi2017]

I'm very grateful to have found this channel because it has given me inspiration and ideas about my channel

[@egorvelichko2473]

Immesnly captivating video of Amsterdam. Thx a lot!)

[@mattross8131]

Great video Max. Thanks for the insight. We will be in A,sterdam for two days, now we have to figure out what to do!

[@savannahburnham5784]

just about to leave for my first backpacking trip! obsessed w these!

[@markclinton8681]

How are you doing

[@carollj.a2597]

Thanks for sharing for one of the good places in Netherlands

[@wicaksarosa]

Thanks... very informative...👍👍

[@chiyokohara]

Love your video.very much.... Pls make more such video for other cities in Europe/England

[@odette_m2118]

Thx for sharing ❤

[@walkingtour8087]

That's amazing video tanks for sharing 😉

[@GreatCityAttractions]

Great Video Max Nomad. I learnt a lot about this great city !

[@eliahu61]

Thank you very mutch! You help me a lot !🙏

[@RambleandCurry]

Your video is so amazing and helped us to plan our amsterdam trip as well....

[@bangusbelly879]

i will be going to amsterdam next week, thanks for the tips! subd.

[@Chai_Travel]

I'm from the Netherlands travelling in Thailand right now. I'm glad it's possible to enjoy Amsterdam at this time! Great vlog keep it going!

[@jethromuntjewerf9486]

i am from Netherlands too but I live in Belgium

[@jameswalsh2427]

Beautiful presentation and camera work. Thanks very much. Greetings from James J in Limerick Ireland.

[@yamirkaibarra5415]

One of my dreams country that I have to visit. Thank you for your tips

[@rothschildianum]

Max, this is a great video!

[@boleslawthegreat]

Very pleasant and informative video :) Concise and objective

[@michalassouline2282]

I only visited Amsterdam once, on a short layover trip, and thought i'd seen most of it. Clearly i was wrong 😅. Adding lots of these recommedations to my "to see" list for next time. Thanks! ☺

[@maxnomadtravel]

Nice. I'm glad you got inspired by this video. :D

[@cookmaster3626]

@@maxnomadtravel = ME TOO VISITED IN 82 ON A ONE DAY + ONE NIGHT LAYOVER TRIP - looks like lot more to see. what is the best month to visit

[@leoncorbin590]

great video king!!!!!!! :)

[@dario8093]

Excellent video, beautiful place to visit one day. Greetings from Arg.

[@devina6883]

i love amsterdam! 🖤

[@michelehumeston]

It’s a Present and Concrete Matter are two of my favorite stores when visiting

[@fzlyamlda4341]

Wow, its my dream to go Amsterdam 🥰

[@Springirl12]

Thank you for the video! I'm surprised you haven't tasted herring street food - for me it's one of the vital things in Amsterdam =)

[@TravelWithSetareh]

Wow... wonderful video with beautiful colors....thanks for sharing this amazing video.greeting from Iran 🇮🇷 ❤

[@gabrielayumi9879]

Hello! I'm so sad I just found out about this video! Went to Amsterdam in May and didn't had any ideia about wich restaurants to go and try the traditional food! But I watched all the Italians videos and going to try them all in my next trip! Thanks for the tips!

[@JoinMyTrip.]

Beautifully shot, Thanks for taking us on this journey. What was your best experience there? 😃

[@Javy_Valen_Tain]

Awesome video buddy

[@maceybates9771]

Went to Amsterdam and was super excited for the canal tour only to get sea sick the entire time 😅 I don’t remember anything that we passed because I was too focused on not throwing up lol

[@tesa2034]

Hello there again my freind,i'm just newto your unique film,Be honest i really enjoyed watching.I just loved how you explain,i i can see every thing your are doing and actually understand.i can't wait to go to Europe.Merci beaucop.Take care and god bless both of you.🙋cheers to that🦋🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷💙

[@aluspaswat1261]

Nice video. You’ve got a new subscriber. Amsterdam is a friendly country that legalizes many things. I will visit again pretty soon. ❤️

[@odogwupablo8]

I really love Amsterdam.

[@ltlap6903]

thank you

[@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat]

Very well done.

[@pareetjshah]

Great video. Really useful for planning our trip. Where did you get the stroopwafel? Looks so yummy!

[@Nora_meow99]

Great!

[@jaspermcfly2765]

Thanks!

[@maxnomadtravel]

Thank you so much! That was my first ever super thanks. I appreciate it! :D

[@rameshvaidy4108]

amazed.. nice narrations. kudos from India

[@YASIRALIVIRK]

Lovely

[@Justin-vi8dr]

Nice enthousiastic vlog. Some of the locations you visited are mainly for tourists. You will get a bite of what the real product is like. For food like pancakes, stamppot, fish, cheese, bitterballen or fries I think you have a better chance of having a real quality meal of that just outside Amsterdam and go to something like a real cheesefarm, a place where you can get fries with peaces of the potato skin stil on and freshly made mayonaise, an old pancakehouse, etc. Then you have the Dutch food we as Dutch citizens also consume when we are searching for a good meal. I think in Amsterdam that is somewhat hard to find, but if you consult with locals you might find some of these places in Amsterdam and others (like a non touristic cheesefarm or old pancakehouse) just outside the city borders. If you visit Amsterdam again I thinkany Dutch commenters here could provide you tips (I subscribed of course since life is about the journey to me, and you are definetely doing the journey)

[@emadsamir3154]

Perfect

[@davidcoria9264]

Hi Max! I am from America. Very Interesting in a beautiful Netherlands 🇳🇱... I hope to go there for someday ❤️

[@bee2fast]

Thank you Max for your detailed insights into the places you visited. These would help me a lot to plan my next travel once we are allowed to travel out of the land down under. Keep up the great vlogging video. They are very informative.

[@jamietyler7868]

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[@bee2fast]

@@jamietyler7868 gday mate :)

[@babuk5517]

Excellent 👍👍👍

[@ampadudesmond7073]

I love Amsterdam and I'll be there next month

[@jenniferfeliciano3052]

Thank you for this video! Where did you stay during your time there? I’m planning on going June 2022 🙏🏽😁

[@amsterdamwalks]

Nice video, of a great city!

[@LIBREPUB]

Going to Amsterdam in November. Great video! Thanks!

[@GamerKidPlaysGames]

same! 9 days

[@Alexiaaguileraa]

Excellent video

[@musicartculture]

You make such great informative videos! I love that you give short but important infos of the different places. Great job! Have recommended your channel to families and friends!

[@nelvalestari8620]

Thats cool place, I hope can visit Amsterdam oneday

[@wreview]

Awesome video! Recession proof comment was hilarious! I love Amsterdam! Two things I thought was pretty cool to highlight next time would be those coin locker snacks, Febo! And maybe a little bit more about the red light district, and how much respect they have for the workers in that industry. Such a beautiful beautiful city! I can't wait to revisit (2 days was definitely NOT ENOUGH)

[@princed819]

Nice

[@exploreyourworld3587]

Beautiful city ♥️

[@Paterson340]

Max - you have the best energy and look / face! It is a pleasure to see you in your videos. You make us happy! :)

[@nonnabagdasaryan199]

Very nice video ....amezing story ... hi hi hi ...

[@marynajamison2607]

2012 I visited my son and family in Sint Nikolaas..and took me to Amsterdam. Visited museums and Mannetjie Pis.....greetings from south Africa'

[@sam65vlogs85]

V nice

[@pascalh9187]

Lovely couple!! ❤

[@bilalkakakhail7530]

Wonderful city

[@travel_with_judith3]

nice one

[@cookmaster3626]

great video. Thanks. Any recommendations on how many days are recommended in Amsterdam. ALSO WHAT OTHER CITIES OR ATTRACTIONS IN nETHERLANDS ARE WORTH SEEING

[@brigittanagy3750]

Hey! This is Holland and A'dam Tower Lookout's swing are also fun :)

[@markclinton8681]

Hey 🌹

[@malateeb4246]

I am very love Amsterdam. I went there 6 years ago. I will go to Amsterdam when Covid19 is controlled.

[@TheNavybirds]

Could you kindly share another one? I am really looking for it :)

[@svitsoko2356]

Были в Амстердаме на фестивале света , нам понравилось 😀

[@simplysofiabloxburg3875]

Thank you me and my daughter ar going to Amsterdam en now we now what to do

[@pacslim]

from a dutch guy: bitterballen are not made from potatoes but from meat! ty for this review of adam!

[@Anoukvdk]

Was going to say this as well, definitely not potato balls ;)

[@bertkassing8541]

En kroketten ook niet! Veel buitenlanders weten niet hoe je een lekkere ragout moet maken :-)

[@jungpaek]

Max, love your videos but sometimes it's hard to hear what you are saying. Maybe you need a mic when you are indoors. Thanks for great content.

[@maxnomadtravel]

Thank you! That is good feedback. I agree with you. I upgraded my microphone after this video so hopefully the next videos will have better sound.

[@bglev-mei3582]

Thank you...Your vidio is good.Do you have any other part of Netherland?..I am visiting on October.😊😊😊

[@r.a.h7682]

Thank you for eating at Haesje Claes and trying traditional dutch food, i really appreciate that you try our food and not go to mcdonalds like many foreigners.

[@Travel.with.jafari.]

Hello my friend 🙋‍♂️🤝🙋‍♂️🇨🇭🇨🇭 Very Very beautiful vidéo 👍👍 Soper like 💯💯⚘🔔⚘💝💝 Tank you for sharing 💕💕💕💕💕

[@realnewstv6062]

❤ nice in April Keukenhof amsterdam, so i love it, i Won't to see that,